Vanessa treated her wounds herself. She had plenty of experience in that area. When her father beat her so badly that her wounds festered, she would secretly buy gauze and disinfectant to bandage them.
But she had to get rid of the smell before her father came back.
If he knew she was hiding money, it would only result in another beating.
The next day, she had Ruth's lesson.
After the last incident, Vanessa had resigned from the Lane family, but Ruth only wanted her to teach. Helpless, she agreed to go two more times.
On the way to drop her off, Perry worried about her injuries. "Are you sure it's not serious?"
"I'm fine."
She let her long hair down, covering the white gauze on her forehead. She was already thin, and with her hair obscuring half her face, she looked even more pale a
